Articles by Eric Thom

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  Michael Pickett

  Conversation With The Blues

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  The opening track sets the pace for this fine album, showcasing the natural abilities of a seasoned, roots-rich performer who fuses Chicago...

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  Trent Summar and the New Row Mob

  Trent Summar and the New Row Mob

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, along comes the devil spawn of Jason and the Scorchers and the Georgia Satellites in a rou...

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  Various

  People On The Highway: A Bert Jansch Encomium

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  Serious students of the guitar fall down and worship at the feet of this time-honoured Scottish "folkie" for good reason: his impact on the...

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  Laura Love

  Fourteen Days

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  This is a bright, sunny, upbeat recording by a fresh talent who defies categorisation. Dubbed Afro-Celtic by some, she's a closet pop singe...

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  Blues Saraceno

  The Best Of Blues Saraceno

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2000

  Before there was a Joe Satriani, there was a Blues Saraceno. In fact, they launched solo careers around the same time period, but Blues had...

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  Ray Bonneville

  Rough Luck

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2000

  Heady from the recent win of a Juno for "Best Blues Album," for his '99 release, Gust Of Wind, Ray Bonneville is on a much-deserved roll. H...

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  Steve Goodman

  Live Wire

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2000

  Steve Goodman is one of those prolific, faceless jewels whose music has touched many, although he remains relatively unknown to a generatio...

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  Jay Hooks

  Jay Hooks

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2000

  The dust has long settled on the glut of Stevie Ray Vaughan clones that followed the great one's demise. But there's a force to be reckoned...